Austagram Upazila
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Geography
Austagram is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".. It has 31,129 households and a total area of 355.53 km2.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Austagram Upazila had 31,129 households and a population of 152,523. 47,914 (31.41%) were under 10 years of age. Austagram had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 32.03%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1026 females per 1000 males. 17,400 (11.41%) lived in urban areas.[3][4]
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Austagram had a population of 132,303, of whom 59,377 were aged 18 or over. Males constituted 51.41% of the population, and females 48.59%. Austagram had an average literacy rate of 18.2% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[5]
Administration
Austagram Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Deoghar Union, Kastul Union, Austagram Sadar Union, Bangalpara Union, Kalma Union, Adampur Union, Khayerpur-Abdullapur Union and Purba Austagram Union. The union parishads are subdivided into 59 mauzas and 72 villages.[3]
Notable people
- Syed family of Austagram
- Khan Bahadur Syed Muazzemuddin Hossain, aristocrat and education minister
- Khan Bahadur Syed Misbahuddin Hussain, aristocrat and communications minister
- Mohammad Badruzzaman Bhuiyan, vice chancellor of Barisal University, was born at Austagram.[6]
See also
References
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